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Jessamyn Hope is the author of the novel Safekeeping— a recommended read for summer 2015 by The Boston Globe; acclaimed by The Globe and Mail, The Montreal Gazette, and Tablet Magazine; a New York Public Library Staff Pick; winner of the 2016 J.I. Segal Award in English Fiction on a Jewish Theme; a finalist for Hadassah’s 2016 Ribalow Prize; and a finalist for the 2016 Paterson Fiction Prize.Her short fiction and memoirs have appeared in Ploughshares, Five Points, and other literary magazines. Recent accolades include two Pushcart Prize honorable mentions, in 2015 and 2016, and selection for Best Canadian Essays 2015. Born and raised in Montreal, she lived in Israel before moving to New York City, where she received her MFA in creative writing from Sarah Lawrence College.